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fe·brile 
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| pertaining to or marked by fever; feverish. |
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febrile
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| feb·rile
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adj. Of, relating to, or characterized by fever; feverish. [Late Latin febrīlis, from Latin febris, fever.] |
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febrile
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| febrile | |
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| of or relating to or characterized by fever; "a febrile reaction caused by an allergen" [ant: afebrile] |
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Febrile
Fe*bric"i*tate\, v. i. [L. febricitare, fr. febris. See Febrile.] To have a fever. [Obs.] --Bailey.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
febrile
febrile was Word of the Day on June 24, 2000.
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